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"Stent view" flat-detector CT and stent-assisted treatment strategies for complex intracranial aneurysms
Michael R Levitt1, Daniel L Cooke, Basavaraj V Ghodke
1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. mlevitt@u.washington.edu
Background:
Complex intracranial aneurysms are often treated with endovascular stent-assisted coiling. Intracranial stents are difficult to visualize with conventional computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopy. "Stent view" flat-detector CT can be used to visualize intracranial stents during endovascular treatment.
Methods:
Three patients underwent endovascular treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms. Stent view flat-detector CT was used to study stent placement and morphology in vivo.
Results:
Stent view CT was successful in visualizing stents in all patients. In two patients, stent morphology rendered endovascular coiling technically unfeasible; in one patient, visualization of stent strut herniation into the aneurysm lumen allowed successful coil embolization of the aneurysm.
Conclusions:
Stent view CT provided detailed imaging of stent placement and morphology in all three cases. The technique influenced treatment decisions and technical outcomes. Stent view CT is a valuable intraprocedural technical tool in stent-assisted endovascular procedures.
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